Fired Up! Kids Fused Glass Series
Fired Up! Kids’ Fused Glass Workshop Series with Emily Kuchenbecker
Monthly on 2nd Tuesdays
4 – 5:30 pm
$40 per student (all supplies included) per class
Minimum Students: 3 / Maximum Students: 12
Ages 7+
Spark creativity with this fun, hands-on fused glass workshop series designed especially for young artists ages 7 and up! Each month, students will explore the colorful world of kiln-formed glass, designing and assembling their own unique creations—from playful monster magnets to vibrant suncatchers and glowing nightlights.
Every session introduces a new guided project with plenty of room for personal expression. Students learn the basics of glass cutting, layering, and design in a safe and supportive environment. No experience needed—just bring your imagination!
Register for one session or all!
Finished projects will be fired in the kiln after class and ready for pick-up at the next monthly workshop.
Monthly Dates
- Tuesday, January 13
- Tuesday, February 10
- Tuesday, March 10
- Tuesday, April 14
- Tuesday, May 12
What to Bring / Wear
- Comfortable closed-toe shoes
- Safety glasses provided
Instructor
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Emily KuchenbeckerEmily Kuchenbecker is a multidisciplinary artist who combines poetry, movement, and objects to create sensory experiences. She holds her Master of Fine Arts from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. Emily views glass as an inherently similar material to the body and forces of nature. Emily currently works as a production assistant and glass instructor at the Furnace Glasswork. She also does custom fabrication (the most recent being on a fabrication team to build the Meow Wolf Vortex Fest Stage, and a glass installation at “The Beacon”). Emily simultaneously runs her apothecary shop and handblown glass under Waxing Gibbous Studio. Emily currently teaches the immersive glassworking class, as well as take and makes at the Furnace. She has also taught Space Research in Art Foundations department of VCU, lampworking at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and Fused Glass at Cedarfield Hermitage. She has studied glass techniques at the Pilchuck Glass Studio, Penland School of Crafts, and Oxbow School of Art. In 2019, Emily was a finalist for the Stanislav Libensky Glass Award at the Prague Gallery of Glass, and received a grant to teach a glass workshop at VCU Qatar campus.
